Charley is a contemporary art publication series edited by
Maurizio Cattelan,
Massimiliano Gioni and Ali Subotnick.
A do-it-yourself magazine,
Charley is an inclusive publication relying on assimilation, rather than on selection :
Charley is a machine for redistribution, a mechanism for spreading and exploiting information, rumors, and communication. Like most information, it is partial, unstable, and untrustworthy. There are no hierarchies and no favorites in
Charley : it flirts equally with celebrity and failure.
Charley is a multiform creature, bound to transform with each issue.
Charley is a pre-digested combine, with pages assembled from catalogues, brochures, press clips, postcards, and other visuals. But what is
Charley really?
Charley is a new publication on emerging artists. Prominent curators, writers, artists, and other arts professionals from around the world were asked to suggest up to 10 up-and-coming artists and/or submit materials on the artists for inclusion in
Charley. 400 art makers from around the globe responded, and each of them is represented by one page of
Charley.
